Felting-machine



NTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

G. N. BRONSCN, OF NEW MILFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,042, dated April 16, 1861.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, G. N. BRoNsoN, of New Milford, in the county ofLitchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and ImprovedMachine for Felting Hat-Bodies and other Articles or Substances; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, r-eferencc being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- `Figure l, is a sidesectional view of my invention, taken in the line az, Fig. 2. Fig. 2, aplan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention consists in the employment or use'of an adjustable stockor bed` in connection with reciprocating beaters arranged substantiallyas hereinafter fully shown and described whereby the desired work offelting may be very expeditiously and perfectly done.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a rectangular frame, at one end of which at its upper partthere is placed a shaft B, on which two pairs of cranks a, a, l), Z),are placed one pair of cranks. having an opposite positionto the other.This shaft B, is the driving shaft and to the cranks a, a, b, arms c, c,d, d, are attached. The lower ends of the arms c, c, of the cranks a, a,are connected by a cross bar C, and the lower ends of the arms (Z, (l,are connected by a cross bar D. On the cranks a, a, of the shaft- B,there are placed arms e, e, to the outer ends of which one end'of alever frame E,.is attached. The opposite end of frame E, has

a cross bar f, secured to it the outer edge of which is beveled as shownclearly in Fig. l. The ends of the cross bars C, D, of thearms c, c, cl,d, are connected by arms F, to the frame A, by pivots g. The.. cross barf, of the frame E, is back of the cross bars C, D.

G, is a stock or bar which extends across pawl K, engages.

The inner surface of the stock G, is of concave form and it is directlyopposite the bars C, D, f, as shown plainly in Fig. l.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The material or substancesL, to be felted is placed between the stock G, and the bars C, D, f. Theshaft B, is rotated by any convenient power and a horizontal reciprocating movement is given the bars C, I), and a vertical reciprocatingmovement is given the bar f. The movement of the bars C, D, f, gives arotating movement to the substance L, and at thesame time compress itbeneath the stock G, t-he pressure being regulated by adjusting thestock G, by turning shaft I, the ratchet J, and pawl K, pre venting thecasual turning of shaft I, and the consequent movement of stock G. Thusby this simple arrangement the felting process may be expeditiously andthoroughly performed.

Having thus described my invention what I` claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is- The adjustable stock G, in connection withthe reciprocating bars C, D, j', when arranged for joint operation asand for the purpose herein set forth.

G. N. BRONSCN.

IVitnesses DANIEL B. SEWARD, VILLIAM B. ALLEN.

